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A game design document may be made of text, images, diagrams, concept art, or any applicable media to better illustrate design decisions. Some design documents may include functional prototypes or a chosen game engine for some sections of the game. Although considered a requirement by many companies, a GDD has no set industry standard form.
In the context of video game design, a tutorial is any tool that teaches player or non-player characters [1] the rules, control interface, and mechanics of the game. Some tutorials are integrated into the game, while others are completely separate and optional. Games can have both of these at once, offering a basic mandatory tutorial and ...
Adventure Construction Set (ACS) is a game creation system written by Stuart Smith that is used to construct tile-based graphical adventure games. ACS was published by Electronic Arts in 1984 for the Commodore 64 , then for the Apple II , Amiga , and MS-DOS .
The Power Pad, Side A The Power Pad, Side B. The Power Pad (known in Japan as Family Trainer, and in Europe and briefly in the United States as Family Fun Fitness) is a floor mat game controller for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a gray mat with twelve pressure-sensors embedded between two layers of flexible plastic.
This category contains articles that relates to video game design. For articles on computer and video game creation in general, see Category:Video game development.
D-pad on an Xbox One controller. A D-pad (short for directional pad) is a directional input method developed for video games. The flat plastic top is typically operated by a person's thumb. The plastic rests on four internal switches, each functioning like a push-button. When a person presses a direction on the D-Pad, it will press down one of ...
An Xbox Debug Kit, intended for game developers on porting PC games to the Xbox. Game development kits (GDK) are specialized hardware and software used to create commercial video games for game consoles. They may be partnered with game development tools, special game engine licenses, and other middleware to aid video game development.
Rules of Play expresses the perspective that a theoretical framework for interactive design has not yet been established. This is not the first time this has been recognized or explored, but is explored in a fresh way in great detail - with one review stating that: "the book manages to bridge the emerging field of game studies methodologies and design theory".